As part of ADAPT's ongoing commitment to the global concrete design community and the advancement of the application of pre-stressing technologies, Dr. Bijan Aalami has made educational and practical seminars one of the principal activities of ADAPT over the last twenty-five years. Design engineers in Panama, Singapore, Latvia and Brazil relied on ADAPT software and consulting to successfully establish the practice of unbonded post-tensioning in their countries. Dr. Aalami's qualifications as a Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at San Francisco State University, a registered Structural Engineer in California, and a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom, together with ADAPT's extensive design experience worldwide, provides the knowledge base upon which ADAPT seminars are developed.

The primary themes of Building Design seminars offered by ADAPT are:

Design of post-tensioned buildings

Construction technology of post-tensioning

Economic advantages of post-tensioning

Fundamentals of post-tensioning design

Application of ADAPT software in design of floor and foundation systems

Case studies of design of post-tensioned buildings

ADAPT offers educational and practical seminars for members of the consulting engineering, public works, transportation departments, and university communities in the USA and other countries. ADAPT offers a wide range of course formats, including:

Short one-day seminars

Two- and three-day seminars

Hands-on design and software workshops

Seminars, training, and workshops are offered at client's site, or at ADAPT offices in San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Kolkata, India. Alternatively, interactive sessions are available online.

Ongoing educational and practical seminar series in collaboration with other educational institutes and professional organizations

Like previous years, 2008 promises to be a year packed with seminars and training
courses offered by ADAPT on design and construction of post-tensioned buildings,
concrete structures and segmentally constructed bridges. Refer to the schedule
below to find an event near you. We are continually adding new locations worldwide
and will post them on this web site as detailed information becomes available.

In addition to our regularly scheduled program, we offer customized seminars for your organization.Find out more...

This FREE half-day seminar (9.30 AM-2PM) is designed to give the practicing engineers in India information about latest design software and practices used to increase design productivity and improve quality. The sessions shall be followed by Informal Q&A and lunch.

"Instructor was very knowledgeable, a good speaker and had good experience in programming and construction. Excellent seminar."
- Tomas Winkler, Project Engineer, Wilson Structural Consultants, Sarasota, FL

"Excellent course for those who are involved in post tensioning design."
- Todd Lesperance, Cary, IL

In association with the ASCE Seminar Series, Dr. Bijan O. Aalami will be presenting the latest developments
in construction, design technology and software tools, providing participants with the know-how and means
for efficient, economical and expeditious designs of post-tensioned buildings and parking structures. This
seminar will cover modern design concepts, and explain design procedures using both long-hand numerical
examples and computer applications. This is followed by an introduction to Component Technology, the
state-of-the-art method for creating structural models for analysis and design of floor systems. The
seminar will demonstrate how to reduce design time and potential errors by using Component Technology and
software applications, integrating the design process from the architectural drawings all the way to the
structural documents.

Seminar participants will learn:

Current post-tensioning systems and construction practice in buildings and parking structures

Structural modeling of post-tensioned buildings and design, using Component Technology

Tendon layout and detailing

ASCE member Dr. Bijan O. Aalami is Professor Emeritus of San Francisco State University Life Member of the
Post-Tensioning Institute, Chartered Engineer, and CEO of ADAPT Corporation, a structural
engineering firm in California specializing in design of concrete structures.

TotalCAD Solution Centre and ADAPT International Private Limited are pleased to bring two FREE half-day seminars to Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Each half-day seminar gives practicing engineers information about the latest post-tensioning design software and practices used to increase
design productivity and improve quality. The morning seminar provides a broad overview of the advantages of post-tensioned buildings and the
ADAPT suite of design software. The afternoon seminars review the application and advantages of ADAPT software in detail.

Post-tensioning Design and Construction -A two-day educational and practical seminarWith an optional hands-on training workshopThis course is offered in collaboration with Imperial College London's Centre for Professional
Development. The course covers developments in post-tensioning design technology, construction
practice, economic advantages of post-tensioning and design software tools. The primary lecturer of the course is Dr. Bijan O Aalami,
the renowned world leader and teacher in the design of concrete buildings, bridges, and special
structures. Additional lecturers include Mr. Robin Whittle, Dr. Florian Aalami and Dr. Neil Tsang.
Mr. Whittle is Chairman of the Concrete Society Working Party, which has been
responsible for updating the technical design handbook TR 43, "Post-Tensioned Concrete Floors". Dr. Florian Aalami, is a specialist
in construction technology and software application. Dr. Tsang is on the staff of Imperial College London and is an expert on time and temperature
dependent behavior of concrete.

At this seminar, participants will:

Review current post-tensioning systems and construction practice in building structures

Experience ADAPT & Revit® Structure at Autodesk University 2008
We wish to personally invite you to the 16th annual Autodesk University (AU) user conference and exhibition in Las Vegas (Dec. 2-5, 2008). We will be in the AU exhibit hall and teaching a class on Best Practices for Concrete Slab Design Using Revit Structure. We hope you will stop by and say hello at our booth or register for our class.

Summary: Intended for structural engineers using Revit Structure (RST), this class will equip you with the skills needed to carry out detailed designs of concrete slab and foundation models using ADAPT® software. This presentation will cover best practices for slab modeling in RST, step-by-step instructions on exchanging model information between RST and ADAPT, review of the reinforcement design process in ADAPT, and instructions on how to automatically generate structural drawings. Attendees will learn how a model-based approach to concrete design using RST and ADAPT can dramatically increase their design efficiency, add flexibility, and improve the quality of their projects.

As a part of its ongoing worldwide seminar series, ADAPT International will be hosting the 3rd annual ADAPT India Seminar Series in December 2008.

The sessions will include live demonstrations of the latest features and enhancements of ADAPT software and an open interactive session to discuss the latest concepts in global building and bridge design.

Events are planned for the following cities: Kolkata Chennai Delhi Mumbai

Special Seminars: ADAPT Building Design Development Series

Training in the design of post-tensioned building, or in the application of the ADAPT software system, is available either at ADAPT's headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area or at the client's office. Training can be tailored to the needs of the client. To inquire about details of this program, contact ADAPT.